Staff Engineer, Frontend
CO, US, 80020
At Crocs, Inc., every career offers a chance to make a real impact. No two journeys look the same. And that's exactly how we like it. Whether you’re welcoming customers into our stores, collaborating with global teams at our headquarters, or keeping operations moving at our distribution centers, your impact is real and valued. At Crocs, Inc. you’re not expected to fit a mold. You’re encouraged to break it and create something better.
Overview
The Staff Engineer, Frontend for Crocs, Inc will lead the evolution of our digital platforms through innovative frontend solutions and composable commerce strategies. This role is ideal for a top-tier technologist who thrives with solving sophisticated architectural challenges, building proof-of-concept applications, and guiding large-scale migrations to modern frameworks.
You will serve as a technical leader with vision, collaborating across teams to define and implement scalable, performant, and maintainable frontend architectures.
What You'll Do
- Define and evolve the frontend architecture strategy with a focus on headless and composable commerce.
- Lead the migration of legacy codebases to modern frameworks such as React and Next.js.
- Evaluate and propose changes to integrations with existing tools to align them with future architectural direction.
- Build and validate proof-of-concept applications to test new technologies and architectural approaches.
- Directly contribute to production codebases.
- Develop reusable components, libraries, and tooling to accelerate development across teams.
- Ensure high standards of performance, accessibility, and maintainability.
- Partner with frontend and backend delivery teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
- Mentor senior engineers and contribute to technical reviews and decision-making processes.
- Advocate for standard processes in frontend development, including testing, CI/CD, and documentation.
What You'll Bring to the Table
- 8+ years of experience in frontend development, with a strong focus on architecture and system design.
- Deep expertise in React, Next.js, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Proven experience with composable commerce ecosystems.
- Demonstrated success in building proof-of-concept applications and leading codebase migrations.
- Strong understanding of API-first development and integration with backend services.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and mentor across teams.
- Experience with Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC), especially in headless implementations using OCAPI/SCAPI.
- Familiarity with performance optimization, analytics, and observability tools preferred.
- Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities preferred.
The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We accept applications on an ongoing basis.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability, or any other classification protected by law.
Title: Staff Engineer, Frontend 
Salary or Pay Range: $140,000 - $150,000
Pay offered will vary based on job-related factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities.
At Crocs, Inc. we believe in the power of a blend of in-person and virtual collaboration to drive creativity and strengthen relationships. Your participation in this flexible schedule plays a key role in building a connected and successful team. In-office requirements vary by our work personas: Resident (5 days), Collaborator (4 days), Connector (2-3 days), Explorer (fully remote). This role has been aligned to the Explorer persona.
This position is eligible to participate in a company incentive program.
This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.
The application window is 45 days, but applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after the posting date in order to ensure optimal consideration. The posting will be removed if the job is filled before the application window deadline.
Job Category: Corporate
Nearest Major Market: Denver